Chioninia nicolauensis
Chioninia nicolauensis (English: São Nicolau skink) is a species of skinks in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the Cape Verde island of São Nicolau.[1][2] Until around 2010, it was treated as a subspecies of Chioninia fogoensis.[3]
| Chioninia nicolauensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chioninia |
| Species: | C. nicolauensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chioninia nicolauensis (Schleich, 1987) | |
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References
- Duméril & Bibron, 1839 : Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Vol. 5, Roret/Fain andThunot, Paris, 871 pages
- Chioninia nicolauensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 January 2017.
- R. Vasconcelos (2012). "Chioninia nicolauensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 2018-10-01.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Schleich, Herpetofauna caboverdiana (Cape Verdean Herpetofauna). Spixiana Supplement (1987), vol. 12, p. 1-75
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